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Narendra Modi hogs limelight at BJP function

7 Apr 2013, 0733 hrs IST, AGENCIES

Gujarat
Chief Minister Narendra Modi hogged the limelight at the BJP's 33th foundation
day celebrations in Patna with a number of senior leaders indirectly favouring
his projection as the party's prime ministerial candidate in the next general
elections.

Known for his pro-Modi stance, senior BJP leader C P
Thakur cheered the mood of party workers by backing the Gujarat CM's candidature
indirectly saying "The country needs a strong PM."

Apparently
referring to Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, he said "Some people say what
can a lone person do ... But I think one person can do everything if such a
person is the prime minister.

"At the same time, the country needs a
powerful prime minister and we will have to elect a strong person so that he can
change the destiny of the country, the octogenarian BJP Vice-President and Rajya
Sabha MP said.

Referring to Lord Rama and Lord Krisha, Thakur, said
that there were many instances in history that one person made radical
changes.

"Even now one person can do a lot and shape the destiny of
the country and its people," he said.

BJP MP and cinestar Shatrughan
Sinha supported Thakur's remarks and attacked political adversaries of the
Gujarat chief minister within the NDA and outside and said that some people had
problems with one person.

"But we have Namo (Narendra Modi) and SuMO
(Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi) among a number of top leaders in the
BJP," he said.

Stating that the BJP and NDA governments ushered in
good governance wherever they ruled, the Deputy Chief Minister said that the
main opposition alliance was bound to come to power in next general elections
and a BJP leader would definitely be the next prime minister.